Globalization, Development Politics and Local Knowledge

Diawara, Mamadou

doi:10.1177/0268580900015002013

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“…The ISA journals have since published a series of articles on the topic (S. F. Alatas, 2001Alatas, , 2003Alatas, , 2006bS. H. Alatas, 2006;Archer, 1991;Arjomand, 2000;Baber, 2003;Diawara, 2000;Gareau, 1985;Genov, 1991;McDaniel, 2003;Oommen, 1991), further important contributions have appeared elsewhere (Adésínà, 2002;S. F. Alatas, 2006a;S.…”

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Counterhegemonic currents and internationalization of sociology

Keim

2011

International Sociology

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This article deals with the position of the Southern sociologies within the discipline. The role and presence of local, national and regional scholarly communities has been widely reflected on in the context of the discussion around internationalization or globalization of the discipline. Thus, a variety of critiques of 'Eurocentrism', or more precisely, 'North Atlantic domination', have arisen in recent years that can be strengthened by empirical evidence of strong inequalities and distorted communication mechanisms within sociology at an international level. What has been largely missing so far is the demonstration of viable alternatives to North Atlantic domination, as well as enquiries into the conditions of their emergence. This article offers a different perspective by highlighting counterhegemonic currents emerging out of the South despite the peripheral position, i.e. by drawing attention towards challenging scholarly communities and their output that have not received much, if any, attention in the discussions so far. keywords: counterhegemony ✦ globalization ✦ history of sociology ✦ sociological theory ✦ sociology of the social sciences

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Counterhegemonic currents and internationalization of sociology

Keim

2011

International Sociology

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“…This trend is not always the case, particularly with the impact of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania on the numbers of child-headed households (Kesby et al 2006;NBS Tanzania 2006). The divergences between the environmental knowledges of adults and young people, within and between these communities, also adds to the critical literature on local knowledges, highlighting ho the lo al k o ledge of a o u it is ot sha ed, ut athe can be divided and conflicting (Diawara 2000;Leach and Fairhead 2000). Whilst several studies have demonstrated the unequal distribution of environmental knowledge within communities, particularly with respect to gender (Goebel 1998;Myers 2002;Sharp et al 2003), the role of young people has thus far been neglected (Bourdillon 2004;Mayo 2001), yet here it is of importance as they appear to have quite different environmental understandings to adults.…”

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The dominant/marginal lives of young Tanzanians: Spaces of knowing at the intersection of Children’s Geographies and Development Geographies

Smith

2013

Geoforum

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De elop e t Geog aph a d Child e s Geog aphies ha e e o e disti t su -disciplines in their own right, yet despite a number of cross-cutting concerns, the theoretical and practical insights of both have only more recently become explicitly shared. I use a case study of an environmental education project with young people in Tanzania to illustrate how a perspective that draws from both Child e s a d De elop e t Geog aphies can deliver significant challenges to both fields, yet also reveals important insights into the lives of young people in the global South. Young people in Tanzania hold distinct environmental knowledges compared to adults, learnt through projects and s hools hi h a e fo used o o se atio of the atu al e i o e t. This aises halle ges for critical Development Geographies, as ou g people appea to hold do i a t Weste k o ledges, et the a e also a gi al a to s in society. Fo Child e s Geog aphies, this provokes questions about whether the knowledges of young people should be challenged. Local social hierarchies also govern spaces of knowledge expression. Young people can be more empowered to express their knowledge in the formal spaces of the school compared to the wider community, such that formal spaces may offer more empowering potential. This runs counter to the general thrust of Child e s and Development Geographies, often championing informal, local knowledges and spaces. There is a need to re-think education for young people in Tanzania in terms of its potential for their 2 empowerment, but also to reconsider some of the fundamental assumptions about childhood and local community development which pervade both Child e s a d De elop e t Geog aphies. KeywordsChild e s Geographies; Development Geographies; Participation; Empowerment; Local knowledge; Education I troductio : Childre 's Develop e t Geographies?Interdisciplinary enquiry has become imperative to current research agendas, yet within the discipline of Geography there are sub-disciplines which should, arguably, be more engaged than they currently are. There is a danger that knowledges within Geography become sub-divided and pigeon-holed such that, despite some important cross-cutting issues, little productive The primary aim of this paper is to drive forward some of the budding debates by illustrating how an approach with an overt concern for both fields can have significant insights which might otherwise be overlooked. Different Geographies?Poor Although there have been calls for inter-sub-disciplinary engagement, significant crossover material does e ist. Those ith a e pli it i te est i Child e s Geog aphies ha e ee o e ed ith themes which are important to Development Geographies, including the place of young people as a gi al a to s Pai ; "utto , ith atte tio to e e da spatialities of hildhood Ho e e , the e a e o te po a e a ples of esea h ith a e pli it o e fo Child e s There has been a significant contribution to understanding the lives of young people in the global South from beyond the discipline of Geography. Boyden (20...

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“…However throughout the history of development practice, it has become apparent that these strategies of ‘modernisation’ were often highly irrelevant and inappropriate for the rural poor (Briggs et al. 1999; Diawara 2000; Donnell‐Roark 1998). From the mid‐1970s, a series of alternative development approaches to ‘modernisation’ emerged which instead highlighted the need to take account of, and ‘use’ the knowledges of local people in development.…”

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Local Knowledge in Development (Geography)

Smith¹

2011

Geography Compass

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The use of local knowledge in and for development is a relatively recent phenomenon, entering the realm of development theory and practice from the mid‐1970s, yet it has become a key part of the rhetoric and practice of development agencies and academic research. The conceptual and historical background to local knowledge in development, including its roots of ‘Western’ engagement with ‘other’ or ‘indigenous’ knowledges, is key to understanding their more contemporary application in development practice. As local knowledge has entered the development orthodoxy, so a more critical approach has emerged, with particularly important contributions from Geographers, as to the use, application, and conceptual understanding of how knowledges are interpreted and adopted within development. This critique has highlighted the dynamic, political, and spatial nature of such knowledge, and problematises the notion that they are fundamentally ‘good’ for local development. For Geographers, and those working in development studies, there remain important questions about local knowledge, including how such knowledges are constituted by relationships and networks that go beyond the local, how such knowledges are ‘learnt’ and (re)produced in time and space, and how the knowledges of still marginalised actors in local communities can be taken account of.

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Globalization, Development Politics and Local Knowledge

Cited by 36 publications

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Counterhegemonic currents and internationalization of sociology

Counterhegemonic currents and internationalization of sociology

The dominant/marginal lives of young Tanzanians: Spaces of knowing at the intersection of Children’s Geographies and Development Geographies

Local Knowledge in Development (Geography)

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